Fresh research has revealed that marine animals are facing an unprecedented risk of extinction because of climate change and other human impacts, even in seemingly pristine coastal regions. The ...

A scorching marine heatwave from 2014 to 2016 devastated the Pacific coast, shaking ecosystems from plankton to whales and triggering mass die-offs, migrations, and fishery collapses. Researchers ...

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have already leveraged the vast troves of geolocation data from vessel-tracking systems to pinpoint where whales and other large marine species ...

The seas have long sustained human life, but a new UC Santa Barbara study shows that rising climate and human pressures are pushing the oceans toward a dangerous threshold. Vast and powerful, the ...

Computer models reveal how human-driven climate change will dramatically overhaul critical nutrient cycles in the ocean. Researchers report evidence that marine nutrient cycles -- essential for ...

The Constitutional Court of Ecuador ruled that coastal marine ecosystems have legal rights that must be protected, potentially requiring stricter limits on human activities like industrial fishing.

Climate Study: Oceans have provided us with food, jobs, travel opportunities, transportation, and resources for thousands of years. They are vast and powerful and help us support human life. However, ...

The combination of eutrophication and climate change spells bad news for many of the sea's unique species - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Irvine, Calif., Feb. 4, 2025 — Computer models reveal how human-driven climate change will dramatically overhaul critical nutrient cycles in the ocean. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

Human waste, including biosolids and septic leaks, is polluting Florida waterways like the St. Johns River, harming manatees' ecosystem. Manatees, a keystone species vital to Florida's marine health, ...